Nightmare beasts need fear and terror and to make others afraid of them. They seem to be attacking more as a desire to overwhelm than to destroy. Thus, their intention isn’t to kill or destroy Alex, but to break him through his mind (which is usually the softest part of a human).

NOBODY expects the Spanish Inquisition! Our chief weapon is surprise!… Surprise and fear… fear and surprise… Our TWO weapons are fear and surprise… and ruthless efficiency! . . . Our THREE weapons are fear, and surprise, and ruthless efficiency… and an almost fanatical devotion to the Pope… Our four… no… AMONGST our weapons… Hmf… Amongst our weaponry… are such elements as fear, surpr… I’ll come in again.

]]>By: bmonkhttp://www.thedreamlandchronicles.com/comic/page-1674/comment-page-1/#comment-124588
Tue, 07 May 2013 21:12:22 +0000http://www.thedreamlandchronicles.com/?post_type=comic&p=25684#comment-124588Maybe the NR is just looking for an excuse to be rebellious and betray the king. It’s the way to be a nightmare.
]]>By: David Ghttp://www.thedreamlandchronicles.com/comic/page-1674/comment-page-1/#comment-124585
Tue, 07 May 2013 20:45:29 +0000http://www.thedreamlandchronicles.com/?post_type=comic&p=25684#comment-124585This is great, seeing Alex battle at this level. To be wowing creatures so unused to being whupped by a human. There’s got to be a psycological angle to this. Great stuff, Scott.
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